Some of the writers I've praised are Sara Paretsky, Val McDermid, Elisabeth George and Minette Walters. Strangely enough, almost all are women.
Most European countries fund their low corporate taxes with some form of a value-added tax, on consumption rather than income.
I make up stories about people who are either imaginary or some variation of myself.
Earlier, I only used to get the ball into right handers. Over the years, I have developed some variations, thanks to first-class cricket and IPL.
We all feel disabled in some way. We all feel imperfect. It's hard to be looked at for various reasons.
There used to be a time - it isn't so much the case now - that vegetarianism was some kind of religion, and either you belong or you don't belong.
In some instances, the accuracy of past-life memories can be objectively verified, sometimes with remarkable detail.
The older I got, the more willing I was to go into the Southern vernacular, because some of it's funny.
A country that has been through as much as Vietnam has to have some crazy music somewhere.
I learned a lot from Vietnam veterans, especially as some of them turned against their own war.
I was with some Vietnamese recently, and some of them were smoking two cigarettes at the same time. That's the kind of customers we need!
Vilify, Vilify, some of it will always stick.
Some of the world's most appalling abuses have been justified by religion because it is possible for people to find vindication in their scriptures for any of their prejudices.
We found vines of a large size, and in some cases quite loaded with grapes; we also found an abundance of roses, which appeared to be like those of Castile.
I have a routine to work on my vocals. I always get some honey and some extra virgin olive oil to coat my throat, and I go to bed.
I'm on the daft scale. I mean, I am a typical Virgo in some ways. I am driven. I like to be prepared. I make lists. But I also like to muck around.
I'm sure 'Cosmo' will get involved with virtual reality at some point.
I think we have other things to worry about than some Zika virus.
I can't imagine writing a screenplay where I didn't feel deeply connected at some kind of visceral level to the material.
I thought The Visitation was good fun. We did some of that filming at Ealing on the big set.
